diff --git a/meta/classes/image-vmdk.bbclass b/meta/classes/image-vmdk.bbclass
index 089d019cf1..22dd6edcb2 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image-vmdk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image-vmdk.bbclass
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ inherit boot-directdisk
 
 create_vmdk_image () {
 	qemu-img convert -O vmdk ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.hdddirect ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.vmdk
-	ln -s ${IMAGE_NAME}.vmdk ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_LINK_NAME}.vmdk
-
+	ln -sf ${IMAGE_NAME}.vmdk ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_LINK_NAME}.vmdk
 }
 
 python do_vmdkimg() {